Smoked Chicken Thigh Confit
Some months ago, a recipe from Texas Monthly, came across my desk. As soon as I read the title, Smoked Chicken Thigh Confit; I was intrigued. Daniel Vaughn, the T.M. BBQ Editor was the author of the recipe. What was this? Smoked Chicken Thigh Confit? I am familiar with duck leg confit and it is one of my favorite dishes. But smoked chicken thigh confit? Being a fan of smoked items and confit, I had to try it. I make duck confit for a few reasons. 1. It tastes very good. 2. The duck legs become very tender. 3. The confit keeps for a long time in the refrigerator. 4. As the confit is kept the flavor mellows becomes even nicer. But duck legs are not readily accessible to me. I have to make an approximate 25-mile round trip to buy duck legs at a local Asian market. Where duck legs are not readily available to me, chicken thighs are at my local grocery. The 1 st time I made the smoked chicken thigh recipe, I made four thighs. I then made the recipe a